Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: La Paz, Baja California Sur, Traditional Medicine, Curandero

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Thus, negative affect, such as fear, can stimulate the immune system, which could result in a positive outcome. Includes the same psychological, social, and emotional factors included in the biopsychosocial model, but it adds two new dimensions: quality of life and spirituality. Quality of life: a doctor amputates a man"s two fingers to save him from infection. The operation restored him to good physical health, but the man reports that the doctors also took part of his life and life force. Social ecological model: unique from the other models in three aspects, 1. physical and psychological environments, 2. health systems, 3. health policy. Positive psychology and health: seligman believes that the most effective way to prevent illness is to focus on the positive goals of building competencies and on reinforcing factors that prevent negative events from occurring. Section 3 traditional medicines: refers to medical practices, knowledge, and beliefs in cultures whose practices predate those of western medicine.